Every Single Night

My son wouldn't go upstairs alone. Every night for weeks: stalling, hovering, refusing—and I had a story about why. Then one night, I actually asked him. What he said was so unexpectedly tender, made me want to laugh at myself, and completely changed the way I see behaviour. This is the episode about what's underneath the defiance you're most tired of, and why the answer is almost never what you think. If you've ever labelled your child difficult and wondered what you were missing, this one is for you.

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